Led by Elison Karuhanga, the team representing Ms Molly Katanga and her co-accused argued that key evidence from seized digital devices was improperly collected without a valid search warrant, violating the accused's right to a fair trial and risking severe prejudice.

In putting Ms Naome Nyangweso to the witness stand, the prosecution ended up with hardly even the shortest end of the stick to hold as she fumbled in one cross-examination after another.

Defence team shows court that Naome Katange has variously lied under oath over her parentage and in statements to police on her alleged meetings with the deceased Henry Katanga

During her testimony, Nyangweso revealed that Katanga had long been suspicious of his wife’s actions.

Ms Naome Nyangweso, 65, recounted her final interactions with Katanga, describing a meeting at Banana Restaurant where he shared his concerns and fears.

Naume Nyangweso, Katanga's 65-year-old elder sister, took the stand, delivering an emotional testimony in which she described her brother as a peaceful man.

Verbatim: Transcript from hearing last Thursday when the defence team for Ms Molly Katanga cross-examined forensics expert Andrew Mubiru on the DNA retrieved from evidence in the murder trial

As the trial resumed before Justice Isaac Muwata of the High Court Criminal Division in Kampala on Thursday, the defence attorneys cross-examining Mr Mubiru pointed to discrepancies in forensic evidence and suggested it could have been the wrong gun analysed.

Pathologist's testimony reveals police initially suspected suicide in the high-profile Katanga murder trial.